<?php
/*
* Smarty plugin
* -------------------------------------------------------------
* File:     block.repeat.php
* Type:     block
* Name:     repeat
* Purpose:  repeat a template block a given number of times
* Parameters: count [required]  - number of times to repeat
*             assign [optional] - variable to collect output
* Author:   Scott Matthewman <scott@matthewman.net>
* -------------------------------------------------------------
*/
function smarty_block_repeat($params, $content, &$smarty)
{
    if (!empty($content)) {
        $intCount = intval($params['count']);
        if($intCount < 0) {
            $smarty->trigger_error("block: negative 'count' parameter");
            return;
        }
        
        $strRepeat = str_repeat($content, $intCount);
        if (!empty($params['assign'])) {
            $smarty->assign($params['assign'], $strRepeat);
        } else {
            echo $strRepeat;
        }
    }
}
?>
